Post-Gadhafi Libya Girds for Vote

BENGHAZI—Libyans vote Saturday in their first chance to steer their country's political future since Moammar Gadhafi seized power in 1969—and since the popular uprising that ousted the dictator nearly nine months ago.

The vote will test the expanding influence of Islamic parties, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, that have come to dominate the political landscape in post-Arab Spring countries like Tunisia and Egypt. As in its two neighbors, the role of religion in Libya has played a prominent spot in political campaigning...